North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1984

Honors
champion Chicago Sting
mvp Slavisa Zungul
golden boot Slavisa Zungul

The NASL's last season had nine clubs, down from 24 in 1980. Chicago Sting beat Toronto in Soccer Bowl '84, and the league suspended operations the following March and never came back.

115 games 3.71 goals / game 10,732 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Chicago Sting 24 13 11 120 50 49 5.00 1.02
San Diego Sockers 24 14 10 118 51 42 4.92 1.21
Toronto Blizzard 24 14 10 117 46 33 4.88 1.39
Vancouver Whitecaps 24 13 11 117 51 48 4.88 1.06
Minnesota Strikers 24 14 10 115 40 44 4.79 0.91
New York Cosmos 24 13 11 115 43 42 4.79 1.02
Tulsa Roughnecks 24 10 14 98 42 46 4.08 0.91
Golden Bay Earthquakes 24 8 16 95 61 62 3.96 0.98
Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 9 15 87 43 61 3.63 0.70

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Slavisa Zungul 20
  2. Branko Segota 18
  3. Ron Futcher 18
  4. Ade Coker 16
  5. Karl-Heinz Granitza 16
  6. Peter Ward 16
  7. Alan Willey 15
  8. David Byrne 12
  9. David Cross 10
  10. John Paskin 9

Assists

  1. Jean Willrich 20
  2. Ray Hudson 15
  3. Pato Margetic 14
  4. Steve Wegerle 14
  5. David Byrne 13
  6. John Bain 13
  7. Roberto Bettega 13
  8. Vladislav Bogicevic 13
  9. Carl Valentine 12
  10. David Bradford 12

Appearances

  1. Charlie Fajkus 26
  2. Mike Sweeney 25
  3. Alan Willey 24
  4. Billy Caskey 24
  5. Bob Lenarduzzi 24
  6. Branko Segota 24
  7. Conny Karlsson 24
  8. David Bradford 24
  9. Fran O'Brien 24
  10. Frans Thijssen 24

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 3, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 3 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 16842 1
Oct. 1, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 2 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Wrigley Field 8352 1
Sept. 28, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 4 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Wrigley Field 10139 1
Sept. 23, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 3 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps BC Place 14753 1
Sept. 21, 1984 1984 San Diego Sockers 0 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 12460 1
Sept. 18, 1984 1984 San Diego Sockers 1 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Qualcomm Stadium 4204 1
Sept. 18, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 0 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Wrigley Field 5484 1
Sept. 15, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 1 - 0 New York Cosmos Wrigley Field 10729 1
Sept. 14, 1984 1984 Minnesota Strikers 0 - 4 San Diego Sockers Metrodome 8989 1
Sept. 12, 1984 1984 New York Cosmos 0 - 1 Golden Bay Earthquakes Giants Stadium 7581 1
Sept. 9, 1984 1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 12565 1
Sept. 8, 1984 1984 San Diego Sockers 2 - 1 Golden Bay Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 9531 1
Sept. 8, 1984 1984 Minnesota Strikers 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps BC Place 17040 1
Sept. 8, 1984 1984 New York Cosmos 0 - 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 7683 1
Sept. 7, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 7832 1
Sept. 6, 1984 1984 Tulsa Roughnecks 3 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 5116 1
Sept. 5, 1984 1984 New York Cosmos (SO) 1 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Giants Stadium 8736 1
Sept. 3, 1984 1984 New York Cosmos 4 - 3 Golden Bay Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 8567 1
Sept. 3, 1984 1984 Minnesota Strikers 0 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 8689 1
Sept. 3, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 3 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Wrigley Field 6694 1
Sept. 1, 1984 1984 Minnesota Strikers 1 - 2 Golden Bay Earthquakes Metrodome 8356 1
Sept. 1, 1984 1984 San Diego Sockers 6 - 0 Tulsa Roughnecks Qualcomm Stadium 13578 1
Aug. 30, 1984 1984 Toronto Blizzard 0 - 5 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 4016 1
Aug. 29, 1984 1984 Chicago Sting 0 - 4 San Diego Sockers Qualcomm Stadium 7198 1
Aug. 29, 1984 1984 New York Cosmos 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Giants Stadium 11444 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Vladislav Bogicevic
All-Star Team Bruce Wilson
All-Star Team Peter Ward
All-Star Team Ray Hudson
All-Star Team Slavisa Zungul
All-Star Team Andranik Eskandarian
All-Star Team Frans Thijssen
All-Star Team Hubert Birkenmeier
All-Star Team Johan Neeskens
All-Star Team Karl-Heinz Granitza
All-Star Team Kevin Crow
Champion Chicago Sting
Coach of the Year Ron Newman
MVP Slavisa Zungul
Rookie of the Year Roy Wegerle

Where the appearances came from

United States: 463 games, 17.5%United States: 463 games, 17.5%England: 554 games, 20.9%Canada: 348 games, 13.1%South Africa: 133 games, 5.0%South Africa: 133 games, 5.0%Scotland: 97 games, 3.7%Northern Ireland: 89 games, 3.4%Poland: 59 games, 2.2%Italy: 75 games, 2.8%Italy: 75 games, 2.8%Italy: 75 games, 2.8%Italy: 75 games, 2.8%Germany: 83 games, 3.1%Brazil: 61 games, 2.3%Uruguay: 27 games, 1.0%Sweden: 24 games, 0.9%Slovakia: 11 games, 0.4%Serbia: 42 games, 1.6%Serbia: 42 games, 1.6%Paraguay: 14 games, 0.5%Nigeria: 22 games, 0.8%Netherlands: 5 games, 0.2%Montenegro: 16 games, 0.6%Mexico: 22 games, 0.8%Liberia: 1 game, 0.0%Ireland: 47 games, 1.8%Iran: 23 games, 0.9%Hungary: 10 games, 0.4%Haiti: 6 games, 0.2%Greece: 13 games, 0.5%El Salvador: 15 games, 0.6%Ecuador: 18 games, 0.7%Ecuador: 18 games, 0.7%Croatia: 49 games, 1.8%Chile: 21 games, 0.8%Chile: 21 games, 0.8%Chile: 21 games, 0.8%Argentina: 49 games, 1.8%Angola: 23 games, 0.9%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of origin
countrygamesshare
England 554 20.9%
United States 463 17.5%
Canada 348 13.1%
not recorded 211 8.0%
South Africa 133 5.0%
Scotland 97 3.7%
Northern Ireland 89 3.4%
Germany 83 3.1%
Italy 75 2.8%
Brazil 61 2.3%
Poland 59 2.2%
Argentina 49 1.8%
Croatia 49 1.8%
Ireland 47 1.8%
Serbia 42 1.6%
Uruguay 27 1.0%
Sweden 24 0.9%
Angola 23 0.9%
Iran 23 0.9%
Mexico 22 0.8%
Nigeria 22 0.8%
Chile 21 0.8%
Yugoslavia 21 0.8%
Ecuador 18 0.7%
Montenegro 16 0.6%
El Salvador 15 0.6%
Paraguay 14 0.5%
Greece 13 0.5%
Slovakia 11 0.4%
Hungary 10 0.4%
Haiti 6 0.2%
Netherlands 5 0.2%
Liberia 1 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played. Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.